A pioneering program funded by the AFUO’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal (UCA) Resettlement Fund has provided over 50 recently arrived Ukrainian women with much needed mental health support. The Women’s Circle (Zhinoche … Read More...
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Thank you Australia for backing Ukraine at the International Court of Justice
Thank you Australia for joining 31 countries in delivering interventions before the International Court of Justice - the UN’s highest court - in support of Ukraine’s case against Russia. The intervention … Read More...

Ukrainian mental health professionals on Australian study tour
Seven psychiatrists and psychologists from the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv and “Bezbaryernist” in Kyiv are in Australia for three months to train in trauma management and explore mental health … Read More...

Powerful reporting from the Ukrainian frontlines by Australian journalist, Liam Mendes
Proudly assisted by the AFUO, The Australian newspaper journalist Liam Mendes has been reporting from Ukraine since mid August with searing photos and interviews which bear witness to the courage of the Ukrainian … Read More...

Compelling video about 20,000 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia
A compelling video has been posted by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine highlighting Russia’s kidnapping of 20,000 Ukrainian children from occupied territories. In the video, 8-year-old Valya is forcibly taken … Read More...

Ukrainian short film wins top award at Australian children’s film festival
“Adult” - a short film directed by 13 year old Elina Myshanych from Kyiv - has won the Grand Prix Award at the Lantern & Light International Children's Film Festival (LLICFF). The film poignantly and … Read More...

9-year-old Max from Lviv loves Aussie Rules!
A young 9-year-old boy from Lviv, Max, has become obsessed with the Melbourne Demons AFL team! Against the backdrop of russian missile attacks, damaged buildings, wounded civilians and attending school in a … Read More...

It’s time to declare Wagner a terrorist group
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has called on the Federal Government to declare the Wagner Group a terrorist organisation. This move would bring Australia into line with the important … Read More...

Defend Ukraine Appeal Adopt a Drone campaign
Own a piece of history and participate in the AFUO’s Defend Ukraine Appeal (DUA) Adopt a Drone campaign to create your own personalised drone! Drones are used for reconnaissance on the Ukrainian front-line and, … Read More...